Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblocked
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But Congress has long blocked that increase from taking effect, with lawmakers from both parties fearful about the political fallout of voting themselves a pay raise.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025 -
But the initiative was quickly blocked in court on procedural grounds and later rescinded by the Biden administration.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Staffers closed and barricaded the door, and Brown was captured several blocks from the shooting, authorities said.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Graphic footage of the shooting circulated online and showed the crowd of thousands run for safety as students barricaded in classrooms.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Next, a series of lawsuits delayed construction.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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New natural gas plants are being delayed until the 2030s because of a 50-month backlog for natural gas turbines, and new nuclear power plants can take more than a decade to get off the ground.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Sep. 2025
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The education ministry said around 100 schools were disrupted and 27 fully blockaded.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Just a few months prior, Blackbeard and his small pirate flotilla had blockaded Charleston, South Carolina, for close to a week.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Nov. 2024
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Bennett Lembke, a 34-year-old Caldwell resident, was arrested following a traffic stop in Thurston County, Washington, after Boise police identified him as the suspect and issued a warrant, the agency said in a news release Thursday evening.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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Fort Worth police arrested him on suspicion of two offenses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBPA) and the players union are mired in labor negotiations that threaten the 2026 season.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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Canales retained Evero in 2024 with the thought that the defensive coordinator would essentially be the head coach of the defense.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fixed and variable factory labor is carefully managed, with core labor retained full-time and trade labor flexed as needed.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Elephants moved silently in the distance, and a herd of impala bounded across the plain, skittish but unconcerned with us.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Roadblocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocked. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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